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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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